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Wan-Bissaka comes through injury to start against Leicester

Manchester United’s injury situation appears not quite as bad as first feared as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) starts at right-back against Leicester.

The player had been flagged with a back injury in the week but has been declared fit for the first XI.

However, Paul Pogba (£8.5m), Anthony Martial (£7.7m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are indeed missing for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) starts the match in a central role supported by Daniel James (£6.2m), Juan Mata (£6.4m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m), which means substitute Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) still awaits his first league start of the campaign.

There are very few surprises for opponents Leicester other than Demarai Gray (£5.3m) coming in for his first Premier League start of the season, featuring alongside Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) and James Maddison (£7.1m) in a front-three.

Mason Mount (£6.4m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) hold their places in the Chelsea team despite concerns about Champions League rotation setting in.

The changes come elsewhere in the side as it looks like Frank Lampard has opted for a 3-5-2 formation to match Wolves.

Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) makes a much-anticipated return in central defence, joined in the middle by Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.5m).

With Emerson (£5.5m) ruled out, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) returns at left wing-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) on the opposite flank.

Opponents Wolves have restored Diogo Jota (£6.3m) to the starting line-up while Adama Traoré (£5.0m) is at right-back and Jesus Vallejo (£4.9m) and Romain Saïss (£4.4m) come in at centre-back.

Callum Robinson (£5.3m) is fit enough only for the bench for Sheffield United but David McGoldrick (£5.5m) is able to come through and start alongside Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

John Lundstram (£4.2m) keeps his place in midfield, even as John Fleck (£4.9m) returns from injury, Luke Freeman (£5.4m) the man to make way.

Meanwhile, Southampton’s defensive situation looks a little unclear ahead of kick-off.

They have named three centre-backs in their team, Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£5.1m) and Maya Yoshida (£4.4m) but there is no recognised left-back in the starting line-up.

It is thought either Japanese international Yoshida will play that role in a back-four, or central midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.9m) will fulfil it in a five-man defence.

In attack, Che Adams (£5.8m) is flanked by Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m), who starts despite concerns over a muscle problem.

Finally, it looks as if there’s a different shape for Brighton as they name a 4-3-3 formation. It is possible that Dan Burn (£4.5m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) are at full-back while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) starts in central midfield and Solly March (£4.9m) pushes forward into more familiar territory.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Maupay, Murray, March.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, McTominay; James, A Pereira, Mata; Rashford.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Tielemans, Ndidi; D Gray, Vardy, Maddison.

Sheffield Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Cédric; Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Højbjerg; Djenepo, Adams, Boufal.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Sakho, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Vallejo, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Saïss, Traoré; Jiménez, D Jota.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Christensen, Rüdiger, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Willian, Abraham.

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  1. ZeBestee
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    McNeil involved?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
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      Celebrations

      1. ZeBestee
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        Lol

  2. RamaJama
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    Move the funds to the attack, so few cs this year...

    1. FPL Daniel
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      Probably you are right. CS from Christmas onwards

  3. FPL Daniel
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    Really painful to loose CS in 90th + !!!!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      Feel the Pope owner pain

  4. Team Cruel
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    Ndidi close

  5. hueycho
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    I can see kane dropping this week

  6. Respect My Authoritah
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    Gunn starting to look like a good pick...

  7. luke
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    Scout picks nailed it

    1. Brosstan
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      😆

    2. Magic Zico
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      With you mate, just about to shout

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
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      It’s a curse

  8. TheSteel
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    Why do i own Ryan

  9. HonestBlatter
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    Average now?

    1. Albrightondknight
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      Overall 30
      Top 10k 28
      All with bonuses included I think.

  10. El Matador
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    50 from 5. Sterling (c).

    Rank jump from 1.7m to 600k.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      Congrats!

      1. El Matador
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        Cheers mate

  11. tucaoneo
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    Sorry for breaking Barnes

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      Me too. And KDB.

    2. El-Kloppico
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      Sold Rashford for Barnes 🙁

  12. Mr Peanutbutter
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    bendonke

  13. Differential C (Mark)
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    My buddy just gave me an FPL team name "Hail Vydra" and now I'm wondering how I've never thought of that.

  14. Team Cruel
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    Handbags at OT

  15. Hy liverpool
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    Mount g

    1. TorresMagic™
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      No way

      1. Hy liverpool
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        Last second in the game

  16. nip-tuck
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    Mount so unlucky to not come
    away with an assist today

    1. Hy liverpool
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      Goaal

    2. El-Kloppico
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      Timing

    3. Rotation's Alter Ego
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      Will have to settle for a goal I'm afraid

      1. nip-tuck
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        Brought him in this week *fist pump slowly exhaling cigarette smoke

    4. nip-tuck
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      And then he scores

  17. Brosstan
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    Rashford is a meme player

  18. ZeBestee
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    What.A.Terrible.Gameweek.

  19. Babit1967
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    My Son to KDB ft was a success I see 🙁

    1. Pinturicchio10
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        A bad decision punished to the max. That's ff for ya.

        1. Babit1967
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          Yeah, even when I done it I had doubts, ah well onward and upward hopefully

    2. Yank Revolution
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      MOUNNNNNT!!!!

    3. the dom 1
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      a
      mount time lol

    4. Albrightondknight
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      Benteke is not just a shadow of his former self he is the shadow of a poor pub team player. Palace should cut losses and take about 5 mil for him if they could even get that.

    5. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
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      MOUNT GET IN.

    6. SADIO SANÉ
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      Mount FFS

      1. SADIO SANÉ
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        this week is bad, need a D.Silva hat-trick

    7. The Enlightener
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      Mounty!!!!

    8. Differentiator
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      IT GETS WORSE

    9. Forza Papac
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      MOUNTINHO

    10. Smurf
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      Mount. Get in!!!

    11. Team Cruel
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      MOUNTAIN

    12. Top Lad Dakes.
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      YESSSS THE JAM!!! Finally!